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Landlords could see costs increase while profits fall.
The NSW government was broadly lauded when it scrapped no-grounds evictions but a recent change could make things tougher for tenants.
If the government supported rental assistance in amounts commensurate with the tax benefits given to homeowners, it would drastically alleviate the housing affordability crisis.
There are few things more scary for Australian renters than being evicted. New research shows how severe the consequences can be.
Researchers looked into how tech could improve the tenant experience – and found instead that many issues could be fixed with a human-centred approach.
Many feared that the Tenant Fees Act 2019 would drive up rental fees, but it has saved renters an average of £400 per tenancy.
Moves to get rid of no-fault evictions for tenants will not be enough to solve the rental sector’s problems.
The risk of eviction is not just limited to those in precarious financial situations, but can impact renters across the board.
Co-operatives make up only a small part of Australia’s accommodation stock but their users say the benefits warrant it being considered as a way of easing the housing crisis.
Hamilton city council’s vote to pass an anti-renoviction bylaw is an important step in addressing housing affordability in Ontario.
If the cause of the mould is related to the design and construction of the house, rental providers should act.
Here are 12 questions worth considering before you sign a residential tenancy agreement.
In order for Canada to overcome the housing affordability crisis, individuals, families, the real estate industry and government all need to work together.
It’s often claimed that reforming tenancy laws to better protect tenants will drive landlords out of the market, leading to fewer rental properties. A new study finds no evidence to support the claim.
Investing in housing means providing a home. National tenancy reforms are reshaping the role of landlords to reflect this responsibility.
Tenants are rarely allowed to make permanent changes to a house. And many landlords know little about the conditions tenants endure, but most who do retrofit homes do it to improve renters’ comfort.
Economists shape the world in many ways, but some of their conclusions are counter-intuitive to say the least.
While the idea of rent controls can seem attractive at first glance, the evidence suggests the government is right to be sceptical of their ability to help ease the housing crisis.
Studies show that tenants facing eviction who have a lawyer are a lot less likely to lose their home.
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Senior Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
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Professor of Social Epidemiology and Director of the Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Housing at the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Research Associate, HHAUS research group, Swinburne University of Technology
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Alan Morris is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney
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Assistant Professor of Economics, Bocconi University
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Assistant Professor, Economics, University of Warwick
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Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the Medical-Legal Partnership Clinic, University of Memphis
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Senior Lecturer, Social Policy and Housing, University of Stirling
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Sydney
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Head of Urbanism and Associate Professor of Urban Studies, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney
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Clinical Research Project Manager, University of Michigan
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University
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Professor of Housing and Social Policy, Sheffield Hallam University